GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features
The meaning of the word physiognomy is face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| ramification | branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision |
| largess | generous gift (given to people who do not have enough) |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |
| sanguinary | bloody; with much bloodshed |
| chaste | morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere |
| cessation | stoppage |
| shade | slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey |
| dyslexia | word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
| meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |